Vol. 77 No. 2 (2022)
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Honoring Sabin Berthelot: Nomenclature and botanical history of Berthelotia DC. (Asteraceae, Inuleae)

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  • Andre A. Naranjo,
  • Rahul R. Pathirickal,
  • Kanchi N. Gandhi,
  • Piero G. Delprete,
  • Riccardo M. Baldini,
  • Arnoldo Santos-Guerra,
  • Lázaro Sánchez-Pinto,
  • Javier Francisco-Ortega
Andre A. Naranjo
Institute of Environment, Department of Biological Sciences, Kimberly Green Latin American and Caribbean Center, Cuban Research Institute, Florida International University, University Park, Miami, FL 33199
Rahul R. Pathirickal
Centre for Medicinal Plants Research, Arya Vaidya Sala, AVS Square, Kottakkal-676 503, Malappuram, Kerala
Kanchi N. Gandhi
Harvard University Herbaria, 22 Divinity Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02138
Piero G. Delprete
AMAP Lab, IRD, CNRS, CIRAD, INRA, Université de Montpellier, 34398 Montpellier
Riccardo M. Baldini
Dipartimento di Biologia, Centro Studi Erbario Tropicale (herbarium FT), University of Florence, Via G. La Pira 4, 50121
Arnoldo Santos-Guerra
Calle Guaidil 16, 38280 Tegueste, Tenerife, Canary Islands
Lázaro Sánchez-Pinto
Museo de la Naturaleza y Arqueología, Calle Fuente Morales, s/n, 38003 Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands
Javier Francisco-Ortega
Institute of Environment, Department of Biological Sciences, Kimberly Green Latin American and Caribbean Center, Cuban Research Institute, Florida International University, University Park, Miami, FL 33199
DOI: https://doi.org/10.36253/jopt-13735

Published 2022-12-15

Keywords

  • Asteraceae,
  • Berthelotia,
  • Canary Islands,
  • India,
  • Sonora Desert,
  • Mexico,
  • USA,
  • Nomenclature,
  • Phylogeny,
  • Sabin Berthelot,
  • Philip Barker Webb,
  • Taxonomy
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How to Cite

Naranjo, A. A., Pathirickal, R. R., Gandhi, K. N. ., Delprete, P. G. ., Baldini, R. M. ., Santos-Guerra, A. ., Sánchez-Pinto, L. ., & Francisco-Ortega, J. (2022). Honoring Sabin Berthelot: Nomenclature and botanical history of Berthelotia DC. (Asteraceae, Inuleae). Webbia, 77(2), 207–228. https://doi.org/10.36253/jopt-13735

Copyright (c) 2022 Andre A. Naranjo, Rahul R. Pathirickal, Kanchi N. Gandhi, Piero G. Delprete, Riccardo M. Baldini, Arnoldo Santos-Guerra, Lázaro Sánchez-Pinto, Javier Francisco-Ortega

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Abstract

The genus Berthelotia DC. (presently a synonym of the accepted name Pluchea Cass.), Asteraceae, Inuleae has been regarded as comprising two species, B. lanceolata DC. and B. sericea (Nutt.) Rydb. It honors the French naturalist Sabin Berthelot (1794–1880) for his contribution to the studies of the flora and fauna of the Canary Islands. Under the leadership of Philip B. Webb (1793–1854), Berthelot co-authored the most important work pertinent to the natural history of this archipelago: Histoire Naturelle des Îles Canaries. The nomenclature of Berthelotia and its associated names are revisited here. The holotype of Polypappus sericeus Nutt. (K000974653) was located, and lectotypes were assigned to B. lanceolata (G00450458) and B. lanceolata var. senegalensis DC. (G00452584). Phylogenetic analyses based on nucleotide sequences of the nrDNA ITS were conducted focusing on members of what is known as the Clade J of the Inuleae. A well-supported clade (100% P.P.) that we have labeled as “Clade I” was uncovered, and it is composed of three species that belong to the Pluchea indica Clade plus P. dioscoridis and P. ovalis; but this lineage did not support a previous hypothesis to include P. lanceolata. The two species of Berthelotia did not form a monophyletic group and seem to be distantly related; furthermore, none of these two taxa is sister to Tessaria, a South American genus that has been suggested to be a close relative to Berthelotia. Ethnobotanical uses of B. lanceolata and B. sericea are reviewed.

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